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The ADHD Designer's Interview Emergency Kit

For when you have an interview in 48 hours and can't afford to blank on "tell me about yourself"

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You know that thing where they ask a behavioral question and your brain:

Goes completely blank?

Retrieves 47 unrelated memories at once?

Then panics and starts rambling about three different projects, two former colleagues, and your entire design philosophy?

Yeah.

I've been on both sides of this.

As a candidate, I've bombed enough interviews to know that traditional prep doesn't work for ADHD brains.

As a hiring manager who's conducted hundreds of interviews, I've watched talented designers tank because they couldn't organize their thoughts under pressure.

The problem isn't you. It's that interview prep wasn't designed for how ADHD brains work.

"Just practice your answers" assumes you have working memory that cooperates.

"Be confident" assumes your rejection sensitivity isn't screaming at you.

"Tell them about yourself" assumes you can summarize 25 years of career decisions in 60 seconds without spiraling.

So I made something different.

Something that works with your ADHD brain, not against it.

And something informed by what I actually look for when I'm the one asking the questions.

What you get

The Interview Emergency Kit is a 20-page guide you can actually use in the 2 hours before your interview.

Not theory. Not fluff.

The bare minimum you need to not completely fall apart when they ask behavioural questions.

  • The SPARK Method My ADHD-adapted framework for behavioral questions. Keeps you focused, brief, and competent-sounding instead of chaotic. (The STAR method everyone teaches doesn't work for us - this does.)
  • The 10 Questions You'll 100% Get Asked The most common interview questions for designers, with exactly how to answer them without blanking or rambling. Plus the ADHD traps to avoid for each one.
  • Interview Morning Survival Guide Your 60-minute protocol for the day of. What to do when your brain is loud, your body is wired, and you're either frantically cramming or dissociating entirely.
  • The Disclosure Decision Tree Should you tell them you have ADHD? A 2-minute flowchart to help you decide without spiraling.
  • Thank You Email Template What to send within 24 hours. Keep it short, be specific, don't apologize.
  • Interview SOS Card Printable pocket card for when you blank, ramble, or forget the question. Recovery phrases that actually work.

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    ABOUT ME

    Hi. I'm Jon.

    I'm a UI/UX designer with 25+ years of experience at places like EA, Disney, Nintendo, Lego, Warner Bros, and Nike.

    I've been on both sides of the table.

    I've taken hundreds of interviews (bombed some, aced others).

    And I've given hundreds more as a hiring manager and design lead.

    I know what makes interviewers internally cringe. I know what they're actually looking for versus what candidates think they want. I know the behind-the-scenes conversations that happen after you leave the (virtual) room.

    I also have ADHD. Got diagnosed later in life after decades of thinking I was just bad at interviews.

    Turns out I wasn't bad at interviews. I just needed strategies that worked for how my brain operates.

    This kit is what I've learned from both sides - the candidate mistakes that cost people jobs, and the ADHD-specific strategies that actually work when you're in the hot seat.

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